Sleeveless undergarment



Jan. 18, 1938. H. LI CHTENSTEIN r 2,135,605

SLEEVELESS UNDERGARMENT Filed Feb. 27, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 11 I 11 HAEBY Z/C'HTE'NSTE/N BY ATTORNEY a 1938. H. LICHTENSTEIN 2,105,605

SLEEVELES S UNDERGARMENT Filed Feb. 27, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR HARRY L ICHTEMS T/N ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 18, 1938 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE Gerted York Corporation, a corporation 01 New Application February 27, 1937, Serial No. 128,063

2Claims.

The present invention relates to ladies garments, and more particularly to ladies garments of the sleeveless type, both outer and under garments, and of every conceivable size, such as slips,

5 vests, chemises, gowns, pajamas, and other similar articles of apparel, and it has for its object to provide garments of the character described which are simple in construction, consisting of butfew parts, all out along substantially straight line, which parts, when assembled, will form a garment that will be of superior fit, draping itself naturally, snugly and smoothly around the upper part of the body and falling evenly and straightalong the lower part of the body.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide garments of the character described which will eliminate the sagging under the arms which is common in many of the garments of the same type heretofore in use, due to the presence of vertical seams along the sides of those garments, under the'arms.

These objects of the present invention and other advantages are obtained by a new and novel pattern or patterns according to which the component parts of the garments of the present invention are cut and assembled. More specifically,

these objects are accomplished by providing the garments of the present invention, at their upper edges, with two substantially horizontally disposed, substantially rectangular or oblong members, each extending from substantially the center of the front of the garment to substantially the center of the back of the garment, one under each arm, and from which and in relation to 5 which the other parts forming the lower portion of the garment are substantially vertically disposed.

These horizontally disposed, oblong members, to which I shall hereinafter refer as wing mem- 40 bers, may be separate from the remaining garment portions or gores or they may be integral with one of them, such as the front garment portion, and they serve as a substantial part of the bodice portion of the garment and to support the 45 remaining garment gores which are sewed to them.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments of the garments of the present invention,

Fig. 1 is a front view of a slip made in accordance with one of the embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear View of the garment shown in Fig. 1;

55 Fig. 3 is a plan view or a pattern of the component members of the garment shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view or a pattern of slip made in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of part of the pattern of Fig. 4, showing an alternate shape for the gusset and front member which will provide for more room in the bodice portion for more developed busts.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings illustrate a garment having the wings, G and G" integral with a front member, F, which extends from the neckline of the garment, Hi, to its lower edge, ll. These wings G and G extend laterally from the upper end of the member F, one to each side thereof, preferably somewhat diagonally downwardly, to allow for the usual difierence in height between the front part of the garment and the back thereof. These wings extend around the 0 sides of the garment and the free ends thereof terminate at substantially the center of the back of the garment.

The upper edges of the wings G and G", l3 and I3", respectively, are continuous with' the 25 neckline of the garment, and these wings also have the outer edges, l4 and I4", respectively, which are substantially at right angles to the up per edges, and the lower edges I 5' and 15'', respectively. 30

Two side members S and S" are provided, having, respectively, the upper edges, I5 and. 15'', which may be sewed by seams IE to the lower edges, l5 and 15" of the wings; the side edges I 2' and I2", which may be sewed by the seams I2 to the similarly numbered side edges of the member F, and the side edges l6 and I6" which may be sewed by the seams 16 to the correspondingly numbered edges of the back member B which has a tapering upper end with sides 40 It and M" which tapered upper end fits into the angle formed by the sides outer edges M' and I 4" of the wings G and G", respectively, the corresponding edges of the tapered end of the back portion and of the wings being sewn together by the seam M.

The wings extend around the sides of the body and under the arms, with the free ends of the wing terminating at substantially the center of the back of the garment. The opposite ends of 50 the wing may meet one another and be stitched together, or as shown in the drawings, the free ends of the wings are disposed in downwardly diverging relation to accommodate the tapered upper end portion of the back piece.

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In order to permit the bodice portion of the garment described above to accommodate fullness of the bust, notches, l1, may be provided at the juncture of each wing with the side of the member F, the edges of which notches may be stitched together before assembling the garment, which will result in the shaping of the garment front in the desired manner.

After the garment is assembled as described above, the upper edges thereof and the lower edge thereof may be finished in the usual manner, either by a seam, tape, lace or the like, and it may be provided with the shoulder straps, [8, if desired.

It is'to be understood that the upper edge of the garment may be cut in any desired manner to provide the desired type of neckline, both front and back, such as V shaped, round, scalloped, or

the like, and that the vertical edges of the front,

side and back members may also be cut in any desired shape to give the garment the desired shaping around the waist and the desired style, in general.

In the garment shown in Fig. 4 of the draw.- ings, the gussets G and G", instead of bein integral with the front member F, are separate portions of ,the garment, which makes it convenient for use with two gores instead of the four gores used in the garment first described, namely the front gore, F and the back gore B. In this type of garment the gussets, G and G" are substantially rectangular and are also disposed, preferably, substantially diagonally downwardly away from the center of the garment, and are each provided with the inner edges, l9 and [9, re-

'spectively, which shape the front part of the neckline, the upper edges, 20' and 20", respectively, which continue the neckline around the entire edge of the garment, the outer edges, 2t and 2|", respectively, and the lower edges, 22' and 22".

The front part or gore, F, has the tapering upper end which fits into part of the angle formed by the edges 22' and 22" of the gussets i G and G", respectively, the edges of the tapered upper portion, 22' and 22", being sewn to the correspondingly numbered edges of the gussets, and it has the vertical edges 23' and 23" which may be sewn to corresponding and correspondingly numbered edges of the back gore or member, B.

The back B, may have at its upper edge, in the center thereof, a tapered portion formed by the diagonal edges 2| and 2i", which tapered portion fits into the angle formed by the edges 21' and 2| of the respective gussets, the corresponding edges of the gussets and of the tapered portion of the back being sewn together. The upper edge of the back, B, is also provided with sections 22 and 22", extending one to each side of the tapered portion, which are sewn to the portions of the correspondingly numbered edges of the gussets which are not taken up by the correspondingly numbered edges of the front member F.

The edges 22' and 22" of both the gussets and the front member may be modified by providing protrusions, 24, which have the effect, when the garment portions are sewn together to give a fullness to the bodice portion of the garment to accommodate any fullness of the breast that may be desired. And it may here-be stated that any of the modifications of the general shape of the garment, or of the finish of its edges may be made with this type of garment as with the one first described herein. And it may here further be stated that the number of gores that may be used in the construction of the garments of the present invention is not necessarily limited to two or four, but that any number from one up, may be used, and that other modifications and variations may be made in the garments of the present invention, without the use of the inventive faculties and within the spirit and scope of the present invention, for all of which I desire the protection of the patent laws.

What I claim is:

1. A sleeveless garment comprising a vertical front member, a pair of wing members formed integrally with the upper portion of the front member and extending laterally, one from each side of the front member and around the sides of the garment to substantially the center of the back thereof, the material at the juncture of the lower edges of the wing members and the front member being notched, the edges of the notches being stitched together to cup the upper front portion of the garment, side members attached at their upper edges to the lower edges of the wing members and at their forward edges to the'respective side edges of the front member,

and a back member attached at its upper portion to the free end portions of the wing members and at its side edges to the rear edges of the side members.

2. A sleeveless garment comprising a vertical front member, a pair of wing members formed integrally with the upper portion of the front member and extending laterally, one from each side of the front member and around the sides of the garment to substantially the center of the back thereof, a substantially upwardly directed wedge-shaped portion of the material at the juncture of the lower edges of the wing members and the front member being eliminated from the garment surface, side members attached at their upper edges to the lower edges of the wing members and at their forward edges to the respective side edges of the front member, and a back member attached at its upper portion to the free end portions of the wing members and at its side edges to the rear edges of the side members.

HARRY LICHTEN STEIN. 

